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Suicide Suspected In Death Of Former OSU Player

Ohio State University
Nelson was a team captain and three-year starter at OSU.

Ex-teammates of former Ohio State football player Willie "Chico" Nelson are remembering a man who they say had a big personality and a big smile. 

Grove City police say the former OSU safety died of an apparent self-inflicted gun shot wound to the chest.

"The officers responded to the scene, they went inside where the caller indicated where the shot was. And once inside they found a male in a bedroom deceased from a gunshot wound," said Grove City Police Sgt. Chris White.

Nelson grew up in Florida and was a captain and three-year starter for OSU in the early 1990s.

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